FOR the second time, President Rodrigo Duterte will extend the term of Philippine National Police chief, Director General Ronald ‘Bato’ M. dela Rosa after this coming April 21 giving the top cop more ample time to lead the PNP’s reinvigorated…

THE controversial Divorce bill is finally moving forward now in the House of Representatives after several attempts in the previous Congresses failed. The House committee on population and family relations yesterday approved a substitute bill to be called Absolute Divorce…

PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Ronald ‘Bato’ M. dela Rosa yesterday expressed his deep gratitude to President Duterte for extending his term anew despite the fact that many fellow generals, the majority of them Peemayers like him, are qualified…

DOING business in the Philippines will soon be easier. This is because the “Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018” nears signing into law. After resolving disagreeing provisions in the Bicameral conference committee, the House…

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan said yesterday that the board is currently evaluating five more Authorized Agent Corporations (AACs) either for suspension, cancellation, termination, or revocation of their authority to conduct the Small Town Lottery (STL).…

IMPOSING a curfew for minors across the country and penalizing the parents and guardians of the violators would be a very strong deterrent against crime involving minors and juvenile delinquents, Philippine National Police officials maintained yesterday. Since they cannot cover…

A METRO Manila solon disclosed yesterday that at least 13 rice traders are doing business as a cartel amid reports of a rice shortage. At yesterday’s House inquiry on the shortage of cheaper rice or the so-called NFA rice, Manila…

THE chief of the Philippines’ main Muslim rebel group warned Tuesday that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group, flush with looted guns and cash, could seize another Filipino city after Marawi last year. Murad Ebrahim has billed his Moro…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte Monday night said he would consult the military before making a decision on returning to the peace negotiations with the communist rebels. Speaking before Filipino-Chinese businessmen at the Manila Hotel, Duterte said that Norway, the facilitator for…

MALACAÑANG hailed recent news that consumer outlook of the Philippines under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte remains upbeat. Secretary Roque cited a recent report by BMI Research, the research unit of the Fitch Group Company, which showed a sustained…

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has joked about making the Philippines a province of China. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, who was at the same event of Filipino Chinese businessmen where Duterte talked, took the President’s joke as a manifestation…

AN ANTI-NARCOTICS operation in Minglanilla, Cebu on Monday night turned awry when the suspects sensed the sting and shot dead a police undercover officer before one of them was gunned down by other agents posted at the scene, officials said.…